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Deliberations begin after 3 months of testimony and week-long closing arguments
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Feds claim ex-speaker ‘controlled’ his allies’ contracts with ComEd, contrary to his testimony
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Closing arguments scheduled for next week, 3 months after trial officially began
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Jurors heard from 50 witnesses and listened to more than 190 secret FBI recordings in the prosecution's case in Michael Madigan's trial.
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Budzinski’s testimony comes as prosecutors appear to be nearing the end of their case.
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Madigan’s attorneys accuse FBI agent of leading speaker into government’s trap
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Longtime political worker Ed Moody collected $354,000 in indirect payments from ComEd
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In same call, co-defendant justified the contracts as necessary ‘because Mike Madigan came to us’
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Defense attorneys try to undercut Fidel Marquez’s credibility after gun purchase attempt
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McClain to Madigan’s son: ‘That’s what happens when you’re in this game’